[Terribilia Dei. Remarkable judgements of God, on several sorts of offenders, in several scores…

For a First Instance.

The Nation of the Narragansetts, was one of the most populous and powerful among all the Indians, that once filled this mighty Wilderness. Unto that woeful Nation, the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ, was freely Tendered▪ but they with much Affront, and Contempt, Rejected it. An Holy man, then famous throughout our Churches, hereupon uttered a Speech to this purpose, I speak altogether without the Spirit of God, if this Nation be not quickly and strangely destroyed. It was not long, before this Nation, much against the Advice, of the more Aged men among them, ⟨p. 30⟩engaged in Acts of Hostility against our people. Whereupon, ours, with a Force much Inferior unto theirs, but with a marvellous valour and success, in the Depth of Winter, made a Descent upon them. The Glorious Lord Jesus Christ, whom they had Slighted, was with our Army, and the Day was wonderfully carried against the Tawny Infidels. Their City was Laid in Ashes; Above Twenty of their Chief Captains were Killed; a proportionable Desolation cut off the Inferior Salvages: Mortal Sickness, and Horrid Famine, pursued the Remainders of them: So that we can hardly tell, where any of them are left alive upon the Face of the Earth. Such was thy speedy Vengeance, O Blessed JESUS, on the Heathen that would not know thee, nor call upon thy Name.

The Nation of the Narragansetts, was one of the most populous and power•ul among all the Indians, that once filled this mighty Wilderness. Unto that woful Nation, the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ, was freely Tendered▪ but they with much Affront, and Contempt, Rejected it. An Holy man, then famous throughout our Churches, hereupon uttered a Speech to this purpose, I speak altogether without the Spirit of God, if this Nation be not quickly and strangely destroy'd. It was not long, before this Nation, much against the Advice, of the more Aged men among them,